Increases in muscular strength during 20-30 weeks of resistance training is largely due to:
A)fiber hypertrophy
B)fiber hyperplasia
C)changes in the nervous system
D)None of the above answers are correct

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Research shows that the increase in muscular strength during 20-30 weeks of resistance training is primarily due to muscle fiber hypertrophy, or an increase in the size of individual muscle fibers, rather than an increase in the number of muscle fibers (hyperplasia), or changes in the nervous system.

Increases in Muscular Strength During 20-30 Weeks of Resistance Training